Fertility Rate: Lebanon
Lebanon's fertility rate is currently 2.227 births per woman as of 2024. # Lebanon Fertility Rate Lebanon's fertility rate stands at 2.
Current (2024)
2.227 births per woman
-0.5% y/y
Peak (1963)
5.905 births per woman
Low (2008)
2.172 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Lebanon
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Lebanon
Analysis# Lebanon Fertility Rate
Lebanon's fertility rate stands at 2.227 births per woman in 2024, representing a dramatic decline from its 1963 peak of 5.905. The country has experienced a 62.1% decrease since 1960, with the rate stabilizing near its all-time low of 2.172 recorded in 2008. This sustained reduction reflects fundamental shifts in family planning, education access, and economic pressures across Lebanese society over the past six decades.
The most significant transformation occurred between 1960 and the mid-1980s, when fertility rates fell sharply from over 5 births per woman. Since 2015, the decline has decelerated considerably, with annual decreases averaging just 0.01–0.02 births per woman. The consistent downward trajectory from 2.382 in 2015 to 2.227 in 2024 suggests Lebanon's fertility rate has reached a plateau near replacement level, aligning with patterns seen across upper-middle-income countries in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.227 births per woman | -0.54% |
| 2023 | 2.239 births per woman | -1.06% |
| 2022 | 2.263 births per woman | -0.88% |
| 2021 | 2.283 births per woman | -1.08% |
| 2020 | 2.308 births per woman | -0.82% |
| 2019 | 2.327 births per woman | -0.85% |
| 2018 | 2.347 births per woman | -1.05% |
| 2017 | 2.372 births per woman | -0.75% |
| 2016 | 2.39 births per woman | +0.34% |
| 2015 | 2.382 births per woman | +0.29% |
| 2014 | 2.375 births per woman | +0.59% |
| 2013 | 2.361 births per woman | +0.68% |
| 2012 | 2.345 births per woman | +1.08% |
| 2011 | 2.32 births per woman | +2.84% |
| 2010 | 2.256 births per woman | +2.97% |
| 2009 | 2.191 births per woman | +0.87% |
| 2008 | 2.172 births per woman | -1.32% |
| 2007 | 2.201 births per woman | -1.92% |
| 2006 | 2.244 births per woman | -2.05% |
| 2005 | 2.291 births per woman | -3.66% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.378 births per woman | -3.22% |
| 2003 | 2.457 births per woman | -2.62% |
| 2002 | 2.523 births per woman | -2.06% |
| 2001 | 2.576 births per woman | -0.92% |
| 2000 | 2.6 births per woman | -1.18% |
| 1999 | 2.631 births per woman | -0.64% |
| 1998 | 2.648 births per woman | -0.71% |
| 1997 | 2.667 births per woman | -1.15% |
| 1996 | 2.698 births per woman | -0.99% |
| 1995 | 2.725 births per woman | -3.47% |
| 1994 | 2.823 births per woman | -3.88% |
| 1993 | 2.937 births per woman | -3.77% |
| 1992 | 3.052 births per woman | -3.48% |
| 1991 | 3.162 births per woman | -3.24% |
| 1990 | 3.268 births per woman | -2.82% |
| 1989 | 3.363 births per woman | -0.85% |
| 1988 | 3.392 births per woman | -0.82% |
| 1987 | 3.42 births per woman | -1.33% |
| 1986 | 3.466 births per woman | -1.90% |
| 1985 | 3.533 births per woman | -3.42% |
| 1984 | 3.658 births per woman | -2.04% |
| 1983 | 3.734 births per woman | -3.14% |
| 1982 | 3.855 births per woman | -2.48% |
| 1981 | 3.953 births per woman | -1.45% |
| 1980 | 4.011 births per woman | -1.62% |
| 1979 | 4.077 births per woman | -2.37% |
| 1978 | 4.176 births per woman | -2.41% |
| 1977 | 4.279 births per woman | -2.62% |
| 1976 | 4.394 births per woman | -2.81% |
| 1975 | 4.521 births per woman | -2.86% |
| 1974 | 4.654 births per woman | -2.84% |
| 1973 | 4.79 births per woman | -2.48% |
| 1972 | 4.912 births per woman | -2.73% |
| 1971 | 5.05 births per woman | -2.66% |
| 1970 | 5.188 births per woman | -2.41% |
| 1969 | 5.316 births per woman | -2.42% |
| 1968 | 5.448 births per woman | -2.17% |
| 1967 | 5.569 births per woman | -1.90% |
| 1966 | 5.677 births per woman | -1.58% |
| 1965 | 5.768 births per woman | -1.42% |
| 1964 | 5.851 births per woman | -0.91% |
| 1963 | 5.905 births per woman | +0.05% |
| 1962 | 5.902 births per woman | +0.19% |
| 1961 | 5.891 births per woman | +0.24% |
| 1960 | 5.877 births per woman | — |
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